How much pain is associated with treating a port wine stain?
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Question:
How much pain is associated with treating a port wine stain? Is this something that is performed on children and how do they generally tolerate the treatment?
Answer:
We use the pulsed dye laser on young children with portwine stains. The earlier the children are treated, the better the results. We treat infants as young as 2 weeks of age. At our center, pediatric anesthesiologists provide mask anesthesia. – an approach that is somewhat like a dentist using “laughing gas”. There are no needles involved.